West Scranton Fires Sweep Lincoln Heights and Garfield Ave
A double house at South Main and Stratford Avenues in Lincoln Heights burned, likely from a barrel of oil explosion, destroying the building. A fire at 212 Garfield Avenue damaged woodwork by thawing a pipe, about $200 loss. John H Fellows’ house suffered flooring fires with $1,500 loss and $7,500 insurance. A streetcar track accident injured a rider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Fellows
Garfield Avenue
South Main and
Stratford Avenues
Lincoln Heights
John O'Miulley
Tianne
Savas
Engine Company No. 3
Chemical Company No
Phillips
John H. Fellows
Beavers Injured in Cutter Accident in Central City
Frank Beavers of South Hyde Park avenue, manager of Phelps drug store, was thrown from a cutter in central city yesterday but escaped serious injury. The runner traces the fall and outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Beavers
South Hyde Park Avenue
Phelps Drug Store
Raids Disorderly House. Five People Arrested
Lieutenant Davin and squad raided a disorderly house at the foot of Jackson Street early yesterday morning and arrested three men and two women. The group included G. H. Mancatow, John Dougherty, Frank Jordan, Mamie Price and Gussie Jordan. They were fined or committed to the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davin
Squid
Jackson Street
G. H. Mancatow
John Dougherty
Frank Jordan
Mamie Price
Gussie Jordan
Gath
Liederkrang Bhowlere Face Electric City Wheelmen Second Team
The Liederkrang bhowlere challenge Electric City Wheelmen second team for next Tuesday evening on laterers alleys. Captain Fred Welnss leads Edward Isle George Brelg George Koech and Henry Dimler. The Mectric City Wheelmen first team set for a return on Islke alleys next Monday evening. Patagonias and Lafayettes tied last night with one win each. a deciding game will be rolled this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liederkrang Bhowlere
Electric City Wheelten
Laterers
Fred Welnss
Edward Isle
George Brelg
George Koech
Henry Dimler
Tribune
Mectric City Wheelmen
Islke
Electric City Wheelmen
Ileys
Patagonias
Lafayettes
Evening Meetings and Drill for Local Societies
All members of St. Pauls Pioneer Corp are asked to meet in their hall this evening for drill. Probationers close will meet in the Simpson M BE church this evening. The Women Foreign Missionary Society of the Simpson Methodist Episcopal church will meet this evening at the home of Mrs J B Snyder Washburn street. The choir of the Plymouth Congregational church will meet this evening for rehearsal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Pioneer Corp
Simpson M
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Simpson Methodist, Episcopal Church
J. B. Snyder
Wiashburn Street
Plymouth Congregational Church
Dunmore Stores Promote Fish and Oyster Departments
Announcement invites customers to Canavan and Wilsh at 6 North Main Avenue and 3 Drinker Street in Dunmore. Includes phone 251-2 for Canavan and Wilsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Main Avenue
Drinker Street
Dunmore
Canavan & Wilsh
Community Matters and Local Meetings Report
Mrs 7 C Decker of Division street hosted the Railroad auxiliary of Simpson Alethodist Episcopal church last evening. St Leos battalion drill team met and trained for the encampment next summer. Richard Wheeler a fireman with the Lackawanna railroad slipped and fell on the tee sustaining serious injuries on his way to work. Coasting on West Linden street is considered the citys best with minimal danger. The Oxford Glee club held a well attended rehearsal last evening in preparation for upcoming activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
7.C. Decker
Division Street
Simpson Alethodist Episcopal Church
St. Leo's Battalion
Richard Wheeler
South Ninth Street
Lackawanna
West Linden Street
Oxford Glee Club
Local notes mix injuries and events from Allentown and Scranton areas
March trip to Allentown mentioned with Evan Moria for city controller. Multiple injuries reported including fractures from toasters and coasting. Church choirs and temperance groups announce meetings. Social clubs, sleigh ride to Dalton, and a chowder supper hosted by St Mark’s Women's Guild appear in brief items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tory
Allentown
Leek
Evan Moria
Whaniimotaly
Angelo J. Pepper
Starkcourt
West Linden Street
F.C. Hall
Tim
John Bowen
Mellowe
Gerlock
Pidy Jotkina
Stephen McDonald
Scranton Street
St. Patrick's 1
C. B. OU
St. Leo's Hall
William Ludwick
Hampton Street
Dodge
Bennie Royal
Price Street
Lewis Davis
Juckeon Street Thiptiet
Gomer Vieexe
First Welsh Congregational Church
Jackson Street Baptist Church
Kleetvle Chiy Wheelmen's Mintrel Company
Alfred Wooler
Elamn
Women's Guild of
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Charles W. Mathews
H. Courtright
Dalton
Local Social Notes Include Weddings and Visits
Miss Jennie Lowry and Mrs. O F P Coyle travel to North Carolina. George Smith remains home ill with throat trouble. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Williams host Miss Anni Mason from Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Speirs visit on Price street. Louis Jenkins and Miss Katie Winters plan a February 8 wedding at the bride’s parents. Alfred Davis and Miss Bowen announce engagement. Mrs. John McGloin hosts a recent surprise party. Albert Wicks suffers rheumatism. Gomer Davis recovers from illness. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Howell host their daughter Mrs. Peck from Elk date. Thomas Cooke visits Swetland Street. Mrs. John T. Richards is indisposed. I Shryer returns from Carbondate trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Lowry
South Sumner Avenue
O. F P. Coyle
Forest City
North Carolina
George Smith
South Ninth Street
Hugh Williams
Price Street
Anni Mason
Colorado
Prank Speirs
Coxton
Louis G. Jenkins
Hampton Street
Katie Winters
Taylor
Alfred Davis
North Filmore Avenue
Bowen
Bellevue
John McGloin
Pirteenth Street
Albert Wicks
North Wyde Park Avenue
Gomer Davis
North Ninth Street
Edward Howell
North Lincoln Avenue
Peck
Elkdate
Thomas Cooke
Wilkes-Barre
Joseph Phillips
Swetland Street
John T. Richards
South Main Avenue
I. Shryer
North Main Avenue
Green Ridge transfers and local notices fill village page
Joseph Fidlam, longtime Green Ridge mail carrier, transfers to a Dunmore route. Beatrice lodge No 70 plans a New England supper in Morel's hall on Tuesday evening February 25 from 5 to 6. A horse belonging to C F P Beckwith Co ran away near the Green Ridge station, no injuries to driver, harness damaged. Prof Hawker seeks musicians from school No 87 to form a school orchestra. Water shut off at watering troughs due to frozen pipes. Asbury Methodist church class No 22 entertained, refreshments served. J Bartron and Fred Smith, Monsey avenue, enjoy hare and hound chase in Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Fidlam
Green Ridge
Dunmore
Fls
Roberts
Green Ridge Hotel
Dickson Avenue
Marion Street
Sanderson Avenue
Hawker
East Market Street
Sanderson Avamue
Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church
J. Bartron
Fred Smith
P.P. Smith
Monsey Avenue
Massachusetts
Funeral Service for Dave Myheon Gildidang
The funeral was held at a Hill Bite residence on Church Avenue in the morning. Services were conducted at the Hinky Mesory burned. Interments will be at Cathedral cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Myheon Gildidang
Hill Bite
Church Avenue
Cathedral
The Homeliest Man in Scranton Adverts Remedy Offer
An old advertisement extols Kemng's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs promising relief for chronic and acute coughs asthma bronchitis and pneumonia. It invites readers to call on any druggist to obtain a free trial bottle and asserts the remedy’s alleged curative powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axa
Apy
Prize for Best Essay on Preventive Medicine
A prominent manufacturer offers a $1,000 prize for the best essay on preventive medicine stressing that prevention benefits the human race. The piece notes pneumonia can be prevented by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, counteracting colds and grip. The remedy is sold by all druggists.
Dunmore Republicans Eyes Election Victory
The Dunmore Republicans show strong interest in the upcoming election and expect to win. Borough candidates are described as qualified representatives, and the party works to mobilize voters. The First and Second districts of the Sixth ward plan to compile a complete voter list to boost turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunmore
Dunitore
Plains
Funeral held for Arthur Ruane at St Marys cemetery
The funeral for the late Arthur Ruane was held from his home on Bunker Hill yesterday afternoon. Interment followed at St Marys Cemetery. Mr and Mrs John Aimes of Hawley hosted guests at the Sav age home on Giden Street. John Kelly of Apple Street visited friends in Port Jervis. Harnessmaker Beo to sell stock this month then return to Shenandoah for a new position. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs John Fox of East Drinker Street. Joseph McGrail appointed driver for the Lackawanna laundry wagon in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Ruane
Bunker Hill
St. Mary's Cemetery
John Aimes
Hawley
PP. Savage
Giden Street
John Kelly
Apple Street
Port Jarvis
Beo
Shenandoah
Forest City Briefs Include School Visit and Local News
Special to tie Scranton Tribune reports a county superintendent visit to local schools and various community items. Mentioned are family travel plans of the Tossick and local residents attending events in nearby towns, with jurors serving in Montrose and members of the community noted in scattered entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest City
Feb
Suiuli-Pos
Tichimondville
Tossick
Sovarton
Souk
Washington
Baltimore
Tin Mes
Everett Bonham Wer
Fortunee
Piel Dolies
Wiwnart
J. Walker
Thomas Jones
D Oneill
Montrose
Uncrowned English Queens in History
The article outlines seven English queens who were not crowned, starting with Margaret of France under Edward I due to cost. It notes later monarchs and consorts who avoided coronation, including Henrietta Maria, Sophia Dorothea, and Caroline of Brunswick, whose lives intertwined with public scandal and royal politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret of
France
Edward I
Wales
Scotland
Henry VIII
Anne Boleyn
Rome
Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves
Catherine Howard
Catherine Parr
England
Henrietta Maria
Charles 1
Sophia Dorothea of Zell
Westminster Abbey
Boy Falls Thirty Feet at St Marys Seminary Injures Both Legs
John McKenna, a minor son of William and Mrs McKenna, fell from a scaffold at St Marys Seminary on Wednesday afternoon. He broke both legs and was taken to Lackawanna hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
William McKenna
Uate Street
St. Mary's Seminary
McKenna
Lackiwanna Hospital
Hiter
Lackiuwanna Hospital
Caldwell Father Brutally Assaulted, Boston Herald Report
Dr. WC Caldwell of 424 West Market Street received a Boston Herald with details of a brutal assault on his father, George F F Caldwell, a wealthy New Hampshire farmer from Weehit. The injured man was found unconscious at his home with a severe scalp wound and later told doctors he had been attacked by unknown assailants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WC. Caldwell
West Market Street
Boston Herald
George FF. Caldwell
Weehit
New Hampshire
Caldwell
Miner Severely Injured by Locomotive at Leggetsa Creek Mine
John Price sustained a serious leg injury when a mine locomotive and a trip of cars collided yesterday morning at Leggetsa Creek mine. He was sitting on the locomotive rear when the train struck the cars. Dr. Bower attended him after he was taken home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Price
Legget'sa Creek
Price
Dr. Bower
North Scranton society meetings and local events update
The North Scranton Prohibition society changes venue to Mrs. Thomas Moore’s home on Parker street for this evening’s meeting. A North Scranton Republican No. 1 special meeting is set for West Market street rooms. Miss Dora Marly and Miss Cecelia Marly visit from Carbondale. Ladies bowling at North Scranton alleys run 2 to 6 pm with Green Ridge exhibition and two prizes for top local and Green Ridge players. Maccabees hold monthly meeting in the auditorium. Haswell of the North End Stars returns from Harrisburg. Out-of-town visitors include William J. McHale of Connellsville and guests McNulty and Murphy from Olympia. P. J. O’Mara departs for New Mexico. Items stolen from St Mary’s hall include a crackers box, a rocker, a wool coat, a chamber set, a zither, a damask table cloth, a Axminister rug, a tobacco box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Scranton
Miss Selby
Young Women's Christian Association
Ladies’ Bowling Club
Green Ridge
Ladies of Maccabees
The Wildcat and Its Ways in North American Habitats
The wildcat Lynx rufus ranges from Texas to Maine and into parts of Canada. It is a three foot reddish brown predator with webbed hind feet and strong claws. Its diet varies seasonally including fish frogs hares rabbits squirrels bats and occasionally poultry from nearby farms. The female is smaller and less rugged than the male and resembles a domestic cat. Descriptions emphasize courage when wounded and a fierce glare when enraged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynx Rufus
Tropics
Texas
Maine
Canada
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Claim Digestive Cure
A testimony filled ad touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a scientific, plant based remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia. It describes an experiment digesting food in a bottle to prove the tablet’s potency and cites consumer anecdotes of relief after long chronic cases. The ad notes price and a free book on stomach diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Europe’s Future Queens in Europe’s Richest Princesses
The Boston Globe profile highlights Europe’s upcoming queens. It notes Denmark’s heiress as among the continent’s wealthiest royals, daughter of King Charles XV and Louise of the Netherlands, and mentions Sweden Greece Romania and other royal lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen
Denmark
Europe
Charles XV
Sweden
Norway
Princesa Louise
Netherlands
Ferdinand of
Roumania
Saxe-Colture-Gotha
Verdinand
Victoria
Sparta
Greece
Frederick
Sophia
Wrund Duke
Boden
Louise
Prussia
William Amt
Prederik
Om Rar
Gustave
Sreeden
Princeda Victoria
Baden
Gustave IV
Adolf
Bernedotte
Scandinavia
Also Mentioned on This Page
West
Scranton
Dufour
G. W. Jenkins
South Main Averue
General News
Ladies’ Raglans
Wxts
Globe Warehouse
Harold Prentice
Charles PL .Turner
West Elizabeth
Charles P. Turner
School of Mechanical Engines
Ing
International Correspondence Schools
Elizabeth Steel Cowen SY
Mary Duffy
James Brown
Chestnut Street
Michael
Punerals
Dunmore Doings
Scranton Tribune
Fran
The
London Lady's Pictorial
Northsgranton
John M'Kenna
Leggett’s Creek
Wildcat
Boston
Shiloh
C. Wetta
le Roy
Karl
Princess of
Boston Globe
Lyceum Theatre M
Reis
Dupfy
Grace George
Thain
A. Beady
Louie Male Parker
Beranton
B.D
James O’neill
Liebler & Co
Monte Cristo
Prederic DR Brulee
Ville
Dates O'Neill
Warren Conlon
W. J. Tixon
Claude Gilbert
Joseph Sloyter
Mija Selene Dolimen
Kate Mieteher
Virginia Keating
Poeta New York Academy of Music Prolinction
Seata
Aale Priddy
O'vlook
W. On
Nankeville
Hall Caine
Penitent
Vark ‘Theater
Testony
Academy of Music
M. Reis
Leonce
Duty
Balasoe
the New Sawtelle Dramatic Co
May Fiske and Company
Mia
General Tom Thumb
Count
Haron Magri
Star Theatre
Alf
Herrr
Fenry Any
Atlantic City
Hotel Chelsea
Atlantic City, N. J
J. B. Thompson & CO
Pilsner
Ninth Street
Suranton, PA
Modsic Powder
Scranton, PA
Medea Moosl
Hushisis
LAPLIN @ RAND POWDER CO's
Repauno Chemical Co
Exel
Dion
Charles Theodore of
Bavaria
Marie Gabrille
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